Why I am so fond of traveling
Traveling should be more that getting from point to point. I find it easy to treat travel as a valuable journey no matter where the destination is. When there are exotic locations, different cultures, and a few obstacles thrown in… READ MORE →
Food in Jordan – Nothing wrong with four meals a day
Most Jordanian food does not fall into the category of bizarre cuisine but remains very different from what I am used to. On a very basic level, it is more uncommon to have fresh fruit, vegetables, or milk, and meat… READ MORE →
Simple and Scrumptious
I love food. Really. I love eating food, cooking food, trying food, shopping for food, even just talking about food. Being such a self-proclaimed foodie, coming to Argentina has been an interesting experience. Instead of a “nice meal” being so… READ MORE →
SO MUCH PAIN!
.…by which I mean French bread. The residue of French colonial influence is still ripe here. Besides the national language being French, I eat baguette for nearly every meal- with Nutella for breakfast, croissants and crepes are also common bakery… READ MORE →
My new lunch routine
Tea and crumpets are a somewhat antiquated tradition and I am rather settled on coffee and toast. Battenbergs are sort of sugary cake treats also meant for tea time of which I eat my fair share. I have yet to… READ MORE →
La Nouriture! (FOOD!)
Maangi lekk cebb u jen! That means ‘I eat ceebu jen’ in Wolof. Ceebu jen is a traditional Senegalese dish of rice and fish. This meal takes hours of simmering to perfect the mixture of flavors. Although it is a… READ MORE →
somewhere between modern and traditional in Amman
It’s nearly three weeks into my studies abroad, and there are many major differences to be noticed between my home state of Nebraska and my new city of Amman, Jordan. The ones that stick out are the often subtle peculiarities… READ MORE →
Mica…making adjustments
Got culture shock? It happens to the best of us. I must admit that when my advisor talked about the phases of culture shock before I went abroad, I was skeptical. After having been so excited to come to Argentina… READ MORE →
Fall Break 2011: La Gambie
Last week was fall break so a few friends and I decided to go to the Gambia. After some very stressful trips downtown, we finally received our visas, planned our itinerary, and were ready to head out and explore a… READ MORE →
Hello, Tokyo
When I’d first arrived in Japan and my internal clock was still a bit skewed, I awoke in Ikebukuro at 5:00 a.m. one morning and decided to go out to get breakfast. It was my first meal in Japan, something… READ MORE →
